SIUE splits pair of duals on Senior Day
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Five SIUE wrestling seniors competed in their final home meet of the season with the Cougars earning a split at the Vadalabene Center. SIUE, 4-14, overpowered Lindenwood-Belleville 54-0 and then dropped a 29-6 match to Indiana.
The seniors competing in their final home event were Josh Wood, Deshoun White, Matt Lester, Logun Taylor and David Devine.
Wrestling in front of numerous SIUE wrestling alumni, including Hall of Fame coach Larry Kristoff, SIUE was dominant against the Lynx of Lindenwood-Belleville with six pins. The winning score was as close as any SIUE team has ever come to matching the 57-0 dual win the 1982-83 team picked up against Truman State (then Northeast Missouri State).
Dakota Leach, Patrick Myers, Brandon Brindley, Jake Vitale, White and Devine all recorded first-period pins against the Lynx. Vitale, competing in his regular-season home debut, would get his pin the fastest with a 47-second victory over Josh Eidson at 165 pounds.
Leach and Jake Residori were the lone double winners for the Cougars.
Leach, a 125-pounder, defeated Indiana's Alonzo Shepherd 5-1 to go along with his pin over Lindenwood-Belleville's Zach Zvonar in 2:33.
Residori topped Indiana's Matt Irick 6-4 and took a 12-2 major decision over Lindenwood-Belleville's Zach Hausman at 174 pounds.
Six of the matches against Indiana were decided by four points or fewer.
The Cougars now embark on a five-day road trip that includes five Southern Conference teams. All of the matches will take place in the state of North Carolina.
SIUE faces Gardner-Webb and Campbell on Feb. 19th in Buies Creek. On Feb. 22nd, the Cougars meet The Citadel and take on North Carolina in a nonconference event in Chapel Hill. On Feb. 23rd, SIUE closes out the regular season with matches against Davidson and Appalachian State in Boone.
The SoCon Wrestling Championship is set for March 8 in Buies Creek, N.C.
SIUE 54 Lindenwood-Belleville 0
125 - Dakota Leach (SIUE) pinned Zach Zvonar (LB), 2:33
133 - Patrick Myers (SIUE) pinned Cooper Powell (LB), 1:52
141 - Brandon Brindley (SIUE) pinned Wardell Morgan (LB), 2:02
149 - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) def. David Diaz (LB), 8-5
157 - Logun Taylor (SIUE) wins by forfeit
165 - Jake Vitale (SIUE) pinned Josh Eidson (LB), 0:47
174 - Jake Residori (SIUE) def. Zach Hausman (LB), 12-2
184 - Deshoun White (SIUE) pinned Denton Eickelschulte (LB), 2:57
197 - Josh Wood (SIUE) won by technical fall over Karlo Hinjosa (LB), 17-0 (3:00)
285 - David Devine (SIUE) pinned Darius Lewis (LB), 1:19
Indiana 29 SIUE 6
125 - Dakota Leach (SIUE) def. Alonzo Shepherd (IU), 5-1
133 - Joe Duca (IU) def. Patrick Myers (SIUE), 5-2
141 - Trevor Moody (IU) pinned John Petrov (SIUE), 4:59
149 - Eric Roach (IU) won by technical fall over Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 20-4 (4:40)
157 - Alex Gregory (IU) def. Logun Taylor (SIUE), 10-3
165 - Ryan LeBlanc (IU) def. Matt Lester (SIUE), 6-4
174 - Jake Residori (SIUE) def. Matt Irick (IU), 6-4
184 - Luke Sheridan (IU) def. Deshoun White (SIUE), 4-0
197 - Cheney Dale (IU) def. Josh Wood (SIUE), 3-2
285 - Adam Chalfant (IU) def. David Devine (SIUE), 8-2
Bucknell 36, VMI 9
LEWISBURG, Pa. – In its final nonconference match of the 2013-14 season, the Virginia Military Institute wrestling team fell 36-9 to host Bucknell University on Saturday afternoon at Davis Gym. The Keydets collected wins at 141 and 165 pounds during the dual match.
VMI (3-15) picked up six points at 141 pounds as Caleb Yost had his hand raised for a forfeit. Three bouts later, Mark Darr claimed victory in the most exciting match of the day, besting Rustin Barrick 6-4 in overtime.
The Bison (9-11) picked up wins in eight of the bouts, including five that included bonus points. Bucknell won the final two bouts of the day by fall and took tech falls at 125, 149 and 174 pounds.
At 184 pounds, Keydet Hardy Hendren gave his Bison opponent everything he had but was edged 4-3 in the end.
In the 133-pound bout, VMI’s Mike Flora scored an escape, but the single point was not enough as Bucknell’s Bob Hauser went on to take a 4-1 win.
VMI concludes its regular season at The Thunderdome next Sunday when it takes on Southern Conference rival Chattanooga. Match time is set for 2 p.m. at Cocke Hall.
Bucknell 36, VMI 9
125: Paul Petrov (BU) TECH FALL Dalton Henderson (VMI) 23-7 (7:00) (0-5)
133: Bob Hauser (BU) DEC Mike Flora (VMI) 4-1 (0-8)
141: Caleb Yost (VMI) Wins By Forfeit (6-8)
149: Victor Lopez (BU) TECH FALL Emmitt Kelly (VMI) 17-1 (7:00) (6-13)
157: Ray Schlitt (BU) DEC Ted Gottwald (VMI) 9-4 (6-16)
165: Mark Darr (VMI) SV-1 Rustin Barrick (BU) 6-4 (9-16)
174: Robert Schlitt (BU) TECH FALL Jake Koch (VMI) 15-0 (4:18) (9-21)
184: Rory Bonner (BU) DEC Hardy Hendren (VMI) 4-3 (9-24)
197: Tyler Lyster (BU) WBF Andrew Embree (VMI) 2:35 (9-30)
285: Joe Stolfi (BU) WBF Mike LaPrade (VMI) 1:56 (9-36)